Public Schools Fewer Students More Staff — For those who wonder why life seems to be getting harder with regard to the tax burden consider this tidbit from Commonwealth Foundation — Since 2000, public school enrollment has dropped by 60,000 students while staffing is up 17,000.
If the cost — salaries, benefits, insurance, tuition etc. — to the taxpayer for each extra staffer is about $75,000 then the taxpayer is unnecessarily burdened by $1.275 billion.
And remember, in a sane world you need actually need fewer staff for fewer students.